Can felt be used as batting in rag quilts?

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If you want a thin quilt, and you can get decent quality felt by the yard, yes. My girlfriend s a huge quilter and she made throws for her grandkids. She did the quilt on top, felt, then a pretty cotton calico as the bottom layer. Not too heavy, easy for their moms to wash after the kids drag them around and perfect to wrap them up on the sofa on a rainy day while eating poppycorn, drinking hot chocolate and watching old movies! They are so darn pretty! She is going to make me dog bed throws like that.

make sure to wash all fabrics prior to assembly- including the felt...

Make sure that you get the right kind of felt meant to be used for bedding and garments. Do not use cheap quality arts and craft felt, as it will disintegrate when you try to wash the quilt.

I would not use felt. I think it would bunch and or disintegrate after several washing.

I don't see any reason why you could not use the felt. I bet it would add to the warmth of the finished product. Wishing you all the best.

Why felt, its really not a very washable fabric, as the machine agitates it felts it more making lumpy, I think it would ruin all your hard work. If your wanting something smooth to put in the quilt, I would pick dacron.

http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/can-i-use-felt-for-quilt-batting.html

Thank each of you for answering my question. It was a big help.

quilt batting would be appropriate. Felt is usually very inexpensive and comes in large sizes but it is not intended to be washed. Fleece has those same properties but would be much more suitable for a quilt lining.

I would think it depends on the project. I'm using felt as a batting for tablerunner and placemats set. Something washed more often I doubt I would use felt.